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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
3
Those who remember Miss Dotys 80journ in the women 2 prison at Auburn recall she studied prison problems by self incarceration. Her five day cell stay and her report to the State Commission on Prison Reform attracted wide attention.
The German press reviews the President's note as a friendly step toward peace and a potential mediation, noting it avoids an ultimatum and allows for continued naval warfare under certain conditions. Editors warn of possible war while hoping public opinion moderates the U.S. stance.
The Abend Post editorial from Chicago on June 11 views President Wilesons note to Germany as friendly yet firm, criticizing its fairness to Germany while hoping for dialogue. It acknowledges Germany faced British aggression and submarine warfare and sees potential for peaceful settlement if parties discuss humanity and international law.
The Illinois Staats Zeitung editorial laments the resignation of William Jennings Bryan and discusses President Wilsons second note to Germany. It urges adopting a peace driven policy, embargoing munitions, and restoring moral leadership, arguing the United States must act as a humanitarian guide to the world.
A letter to the editor criticizes the new German note and links the Lusitania disaster to moral failings. It argues the United States should stop its arms trade and echo the Golden Rule to avoid hypocrisy amid wartime suffering. The writer warns that adopting Germanys tone could worsen the crisis.
Charles Neumeyer of the Louisville Anzeiger reports that the American note shows friendly language, dampening war enthusiasm and signaling no war or interruption of diplomatic relations with Germany. The piece contrasts the note with prior demands and questions whether Bryan or others influenced the timing, arguing the note guarantees continued peace on current issues.
The New Yorker Herald reports Bryan defends his State Department actions and supports Wilson’s demands on Germany. It questions why he resigned, noting the second note was milder and wondering if the draft was altered after Bryan saw it. The piece suggests Bryan insists Germany must heed the law now, while England may be coaxed later.
The New Yorker Herald and Abendblatt praise William Jennings Bryan as a peace leader while denouncing war rhetoric. Editorials mock German and American positions as nations swap unlikely bedfellows amid World War pressures.
Russians repulsed an enemy attack after a brief encasement along the Pruth as their troops hold position. The overall situation remains unchanged with no significant developments reported.
Reports from Petrograd indicate a request to summon the Duma at an early date was adopted at a meeting chaired by President Rodzianko with eminent teachers, signaling possible crisis and pressure on Premier Geremykin.
Informants report a plan to push an agitation for Prince Manunoff. A resolution would have the Duma, after convocation, address the Emperor and demand a ministry with Parliament representation. Extreme Right members voted in principle, while Rodzianko met Grand Duke Nicholas at headquarters.
A dispatch from Innsbruck reports a German General of Division and several officers badly wounded when a shell struck their headquarters during the Przemysl action. Russian forces repulsed a Teuton advance toward the Wisznia as losses were estimated in the hundreds.
Vienna reports the War Grain Committee plans to seize the forthcoming harvest. Except for grain needed to feed rural populations, the state will buy the entire crop.
A Hamburger Fremdenblatt editorial mocks Woodrow Wilson for demanding end to German submarine warfare. It attacks American pretensions, questions rights to protect contraband, and accuses the United States of Cantian hypocrisy while defending Germany’s naval actions in the Lusitania crisis.
The East New Jersey Baptist Association with 10,000 members at its June 10 meeting approved a resolution pledging unanimous support to President Wilson in the national crisis. The statement backed leadership for “righteousness at any price,” not “peace at any price,” and was telegraphed to Washington despite a Newark clergyman’s protest.
The Atlanta Constitution editorialized that William J. Bryan is a public nuisance and that no further statements from him will be published. It cites the aim to avoid embarrassment to the Wilson administration and to prevent appearing divided before the world.
Special to The New York Times Louisville June 11 under Treachery Unspeakable Watterson says the President's note is overshadowed by Secretary of State Bryans blathering policy. He blasts Bryan as treacherous to country and party and morally indefensible while claiming his motives are selfish and disloyal.
Two British fishing boats Welfare and Laurestina were attacked and sunk by Zeppelins in the North Sea. Their crews escaped to their boats and were rescued by a Dutch smack and brought to Holland via London on June 10.
Special to The Chicago Daily News from Constantinople June 6. Captain Otto Hersing, commanding U-boat U1, describes a 42 day voyage from Wilhelmshaven to the Dardanelles escaping British destroyers and sinking two battleships Triumph and Majestic. He details surface travels, torpedo attack near noon, and arrival in Constantinople.
Paris reports on June 11 that Franco British forces consolidated results from June 4 in the Dardanelles. In the Kereve Dere ravine, minor engagements produced progress and prisoners confirm enemy losses were considerable.
The Athens dispatch reports Allied forces near Gallipoli after heavy combat within four hours’ march. A left flank threat seeks to encircle Turkish positions north of town while a major battle rages around Maidos with hills taken. A Senegalese regiment reportedly captured Turkish prisoners at Ortakeui near Maidos. Constantinople authorities requisitioned forty ships as floating hospitals.
Vienna reports Captain von Mucke, former Emden commander, says submarines will sever Allied supply lines on the Gallipoli peninsula and force surrender. He cites damaged British ships, Turk resilience, and predicted Queen Elizabeth withdrawal. Mucke traveled from Cocos Island to Damascus to Constantinople.
A dispatch from Rome reports Turkey's government growing tired of the German alliance and seeking peace. It notes Turkey has not declared war on Italy and hints at informal talks for a possible separate settlement with the Quadruple Alliance, with Ambassador Nabib and staff remaining in Rome.
The Daily Telegraph reports Mme Carton de Wiart wife of Belgium's Minister of Justice, was arrested for sending letters to Belgian refugees abroad. After three days in a hotel she was moved to a women's prison in Berlin despite promises of special treatment by Brussels authorities.
N. L. Piotrowski former City Attorney of Chicago arrived in New York and registered at the Hotel Astor. He resigned to go to Europe to investigate Poland under war conditions and will sail today on the St. Louis for London then proceed to Norway and Sweden to Petrograd. He will send letters describing his observations to The Chicago Herald and other papers.
A dispatch from Constantinople reported by wireless says heavy night fighting at Avi Burnu on the Gallipoli Peninsula occurred June 5-6 resulting in about 2000 Allied casualties.
Miss Madeline Doty of New York describes her stay in Germany under wartime pressure. She reports warnings from the American Embassy, constant surveillance, and a society directed by force and organization. She notes German kindness alongside zealous nationalism and fear, predicting continued resistance and war tension.
The Military Commandant of Berlin renewed a ban forbidding publication or communication of military information without a prior permit. He warns that published German loss lists, though official, are often incorrect or exaggerated and foster unease at home and abroad.
Berlin papers react to A J Balfour announce ment that submarine prisoners will receive the same treatment as other POWs. Komische Zeitung says Britain abandoned separate treatment policy after reprisals. Lokal Anzeiger and Kreuz Zeitung echo similar views on German aims being achieved.
United States Senator Charles E. Thomas warned that Bryan’s resignation as Secretary of State could shape the war crisis. He urged Americans to back President Wilson, defend neutrality violations, and support travel on belligerent ships while condemning England and Germany for actions impacting foreign relations.
Paris dispatch reports cholera in Austria is more serious than last year's outbreak. Bosnian deserters arriving in Udine claim a great panic has seized Vienna as fear and sickness spread, signaling a severe epidemic beyond prior records.
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